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Total Solar Eclipse of -755 January 31
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=-07550131

Tycho Brahe's Early Lunar Theory and the Lunar Eclipse of 31 January 1599.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0498.2004.00001.x/abstract



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The Battle of Bolimov was an inconclusive battle of World War I fought on January 31, 1915
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52461502/battle-of-bolimov/

The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents amongst Royal Navy ships in 1918. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52461491/the-battle-of-may-island/

The 1953 North Sea flood occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585458/1953-north-sea-flood/

The SS Great Eastern was launched at 1:42pm on 31 January 1858
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern



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The Samos 2 spy satellite was launched on the 31 January 1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samos_(satellite)

OSCAR 1, the first amateur satellite, re-entered Earth's atmosphere on January 31, 1962. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46697940/oscar-1-satellite/

Luna 9 was launched on 31 January 1966 First lunar lander
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t29197063/luna-9-mission/

Lunar Orbiter 5 struck the lunar surface on command on January 31, 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Orbiter_5

Apollo 14 was launched on 31 January 1971 Manned lunar landing
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t31468477/apollo-14/

HEOS A-2 was launched on the 31 January 1972
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1972-005A

TDRS-K was launched on 31 January 2013
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52431890/tdrs-k-satellite/ 

Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) was a rocket mission, launched at 16:55 UTC on January 31, 1961
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585445/mercury-redstone-2-mission/

 



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James Van Allen confirmed the existence of the Van Allen radiation belt in 1958 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt#Discovery



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January 31, 1961: Ham the Chimp was rocketed into space aboard a Mercury capsule. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t10720231/ham/

Petronella Johanna de Timmerman (31 January 1723 - 2 May 1786) was a Dutch poet and scientist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronella_Johanna_de_Timmerman

Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer (January 31, 1929 - September 14, 2011) was a German physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45109693/rudolf-ludwig-mssbauer-1929-2011/

The Rt. Rev. John Mortimer Brinkley (ca. 1763? - 14 September 1835) was the first Royal Astronomer of Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brinkley_(astronomer)

Dan Milisavljevic (born January 31, 1980) is a Canadian astronomer 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52461528/dan-milisavljevic/

Fr. José Gabriel Funes, S.J. (born January 31, 1963), an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Gabriel_Funes

Johann Heinrich Westphal (January 31, 1794 - 1831) was a German astronomer. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Heinrich_Westphal



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Star Trek: "The Lights of Zetar" was first broadcast on January 31, 1969

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NGC 1862 was discovered by John Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556427/ngc-1862/

NGC 1885 was discovered by John Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556098/ngc-1885/

NGC 1888 was discovered by William Herschel on the 31st January 1785. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556086/ngc-1888/

NGC 1980 was discovered by William Herschel on the 31st January 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50856497/ngc-1980/

NGC 2210 was discovered by John Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556068/ngc-2210/

NGC 2228 was discovered by John Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556055/ngc-2228/

NGC 2241 was discovered byJohn Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556039/ngc-2241/

NGC 2297 was discovered by John Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556027/ngc-2297/

NGC 2327 was discovered by William Herschel on the 31st January 1785. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56556020/ngc-2327/

NGC 2348 was discovered by John Herschel on the 31st January 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56555969/ngc-2348/

NGC 2359 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 31st January 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49065482/ngc-2359/

NGC 2510 was discovered by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, on the 31st January 1851. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56555951/ngc-2510/

NGC 2511 was discovered by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, on the 31st January 1851. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56555932/ngc-2511/



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The gamma-ray burst of 1993 January 31, GRB 930131, the so-called Superbowl burst, was recorded by BATSE
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52461575/grb-930131/

Nova Aurigae 1891 (T Aurigae) was discovered by Dr. T. D. Anderson on 31 January 1892
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56413615/t-aurigae/

Sirius B was discovered on January 31, 1862
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3654365/sirius/

The pair 40 Eridani B/C was discovered on January 31, 1783, by William Herschel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Eridani

Comet Hyakutake (formally designated C/1996 B2) was discovered on 30.8 UT (local time: 31st) January 1996
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33770918/comet-c1996-b2-hyakutake/

Asteroid 232 Russia was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 31, 1883 in Vienna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/232_Russia

The earliest known pilot UFO sighting, took place on January 31, 1916
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52461469/1916-rochford-ufo/



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The highest barometric pressure in Britain was 1054.7mb in Aberdeen on 31 January 1902.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-barometric-pressure-

Fireball of 1940 January 31
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56559700/fireball-of-1940-january-31/

The "Aurigids" meteor shower lasts from January 31 to February 23, peaking from February 5 through February 10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriga_(constellation)#Meteor_showers



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Meteorites

The Mascombes (L6) meteorite fell in Limousin, France, on the 31st January, 1879.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585727/mascombes-meteorite/

The La Becasse (L6) meteorite fell in Centre, France, on the 31st January, 1879.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585721/la-becasse-meteorite/

The Dyarrl Island (L6) meteorite fell in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on the 31st January, 1933.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585712/dyarrl-island-meteorite/

The Louisville (L6) meteorite fell in Kentucky, USA, on the 31st January, 1977.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585702/louisville-meteorite/

The Campos Sales (L5) meteorite fell in Ceara, Brazil, on the 31st January, 1991.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47585689/campos-sales-meteorite/



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